Re: User account issue...

On 19/12/09 00:52, John Smith wrote:
> Two PCs on network, PC1 is Win XP Home, PC2 is WinXP Pro.
>
> PC1 and PC2 have the same user accounts and passwords. The guest account is
> off on both.
>
> PC1 can connect to administrative shares on PC2 by typing \\PC2\Share$ and
> access files.

So the user account on PC2 is an administrator

>
> When you try to connect to PC1 from PC2 in the same manner by typing
> \\PC2\Share$, a password dialog box pops up with PC1\Guest which is greyed
> out so you cannot change the login detail.

The user account on PC1 is probably not a member of the administrators
group and so can't (by default) access administrative shares.

>
> Typing the administrative password has no effect, so I cannot access PC1
> from PC2 but I can do the reverse.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>


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Bernard Peek

John Smith wrote:
> "Bernard Peek" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4b2caecf$0$2540$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On 19/12/09 00:52, John Smith wrote:
>>> Two PCs on network, PC1 is Win XP Home, PC2 is WinXP Pro.
>>>
>>> PC1 and PC2 have the same user accounts and passwords. The guest account
>>> is
>>> off on both.
>>>
>>> PC1 can connect to administrative shares on PC2 by typing \\PC2\Share$
>>> and
>>> access files.
>> So the user account on PC2 is an administrator
>>
>>> When you try to connect to PC1 from PC2 in the same manner by typing
>>> \\PC2\Share$, a password dialog box pops up with PC1\Guest which is
>>> greyed
>>> out so you cannot change the login detail.
>> The user account on PC1 is probably not a member of the administrators
>> group and so can't (by default) access administrative shares.
>
> Sorry, both accounts are administrator accounts.

"Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition does not create hidden administrative
shares".

That's what it says here anyway:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314984

There's a workaround here, but I haven't tried it myself:

http://www.oakdome.com/lab/?page_id=141

Best of luck with that.

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JimP